Resurfacing of 168 Miles of Indiana Highways Planned
The Indiana State Highway Commission announced a 168 mile rock asphalt resurfacing program under the 1937 improvement plan. Bids are due June 20 with completion to follow weather and awarding. About 47 024 tons of asphalt and 188 767 gallons of luminous material are estimated for the project across 29 counties.
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State Highway Mission
Jl Crawford
Rushville
Morgantown
Shville
Marion
Goshen
Highway Commission
Ighway Commission
Amberjack Size Records Noted in Salt Water Fishing
An amberjack is a large salt water fish. The largest caught by Roundt reef weighed 196 pounds and was almost 6 feet long. The largest caught by any method weighed 134 pounds.
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Roundt Reef
Blackstone Described as Legal Failure by Collier’s Weekly
Collier’s Weekly claims Sir William Blackstone possessed only a vague grasp of basic legal concepts and was regarded as a failure as a lawyer jurist and parliamentarian despite fame for his Commentaries.
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Blackstone
William Blackstone
England
Collier’s Weekly
Mohawk Trail Route Covers Albany to Boston and Beyond
The Mohawk trail originally ran from North Adams to Greenfield Massachusetts. Later the road from Albany to Boston was named the Mohawk trail. Some consider the Albany to Buffalo segment part of the route as much of it follows the Mohawk river.
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North Adams
Greenfield
Mass
Albany
Boston
Buffalo
Brandenburg Gate a Monument of Victory in Berlin
The Brandenburg Gate stands at the western city entrance linking Tiergarten to Unter den Linden. Built 1788 to 1791 in Greek propylaea style, it is 85 feet high and 205 feet wide with a copper quadriga atop. Napoleon once took the quadriga to Paris, but it was later returned to its place. A 1930 German stamp features the gate.
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Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
Tiergarten
Unter den Linden
Napoleon
Paris
Germany
NEA Service, Inc
Buffalo Bill Poster Hangs in Memorial Library Museum
A bright poster once used to promote Buffalo Bill Cody’s Wild West shows is now displayed in the Memorial library museum in Bismarck North Dakota as part of a late 19th to early 20th century exhibition.
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Bismark
N. D
Ballyhooed
W. E
Buffalo Bill
Cody
Memorial Library
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Linton, Indiana
the Travelers
Hartford
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Penney’s Thrift
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Linton Daily Citizen
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Avery Murray
Thrift Day
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Elizabeth Sadler Viquesney of
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Welch & Cornett Funeral Home
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